BBDEEC

#BBDEEC closest to Polar Wind

#BBDEEC is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Polar Wind. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 87.1% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(187, 222, 236)). Its HSL value is 197° hue, 56% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BBDEEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.77:1.

#BBDEEC color conversion

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Variations of #BBDEEC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BBDEEC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BBDEEC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBDEEC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CED6EC
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6DCED
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFDCED
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CED6EC
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C9D9EC
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADE3E2
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6E0E8
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D8D8D8
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1DADD

#BBDEEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.42:1 Very poor#BBDEEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.77:1 Super#BBDEEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBDEEC in CSS

/* Polar Wind */
.color { color: #BBDEEC; }
.background { background-color: #BBDEEC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBDEEC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 222 236);
color: hsl(197 56% 83%);
color: oklch(0.880 0.042 224.0);

#BBDEEC FAQ

What color is #BBDEEC?

#BBDEEC is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Polar Wind. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBDEEC?

#BBDEEC is rgb(187, 222, 236) in RGB, hsl(197, 56%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 6%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBDEEC?

The complementary color of #BBDEEC is #ECC9BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBDEEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBDEEC: 14.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBDEEC a warm or cool color?

#BBDEEC is a cool color.